New Orleans Saints coaches, player fined for faking injury on Monday Night Football
On Monday Night Football, New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan appeared to suffer an injury in the fourth quarter and took a knee. It stopped the clock — and raised some questions.
The NFL made its stance clear Saturday.
The league office felt Jordan faked the injury and fined him $50,000 Saturday for violating rules about stopping the game unnecessarily, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Additionally, the Saints were hit with a $350,000 fine, head coach Dennis Allen was fined $100,000 and co-defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen will have to pay a $50,000 fine. Those are all the minimum amounts, Pelissero said, citing a Dec. 2 memo.
Cincinnati Bengals safety Jessie Bates was also hit with a $50,000 fine for allegedly faking an injury, Pelissero tweeted, but he plans to appeal.
The Saints fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a miraculous game-winning drive by Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady. He took the Bucs 63 yards on 11 plays in more than two minutes before finding Rachaad White for the game-winning touchdown with three seconds left to play. The victory improved Tampa Bay to 6-6 overall this year and dropped the Saints to 4-9.
New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram suffered MCL injury vs Buccaneers, out for season
Saints running back Mark Ingram suffered an MCL injury in Monday night’s loss to Tampa Bay and will likely be out for the season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“Mark Ingram suffered a slight tear of his MCL in the loss to the #Bucs, sources say, knocking him out indefinitely and likely ending his season,” Rapoport wrote in his tweet. “He’s out 4-6 weeks, but no surgery. With the regular season only being five more weeks, Ingram is almost certainly done.”
A three-time Pro Bowler and Alabama product, Ingram was in the midst of the 12th season of his NFL career. As a backup to Alvin Kamara this season, he had accumulated 233 yards rushing and one touchdown. Against the Buccaneers, he totaled 27 yards rushing in addition to five catches for 22 yards.